Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.76K people in Nebraska with African ancestry (0.30% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Dakota County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.75%), followed by Cheyenne County (0.65%), and Douglas County (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Dakota County
Cheyenne County
Douglas County
Nance County
Dawson County
Madison County
Stanton County
Platte County
Lancaster County
Sarpy County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dakota County 0.75
2 Cheyenne County 0.65
3 Douglas County 0.62
4 Nance County 0.56
5 Dawson County 0.49
6 Madison County 0.29
7 Stanton County 0.27
8 Platte County 0.26
9 Lancaster County 0.24
9 Sarpy County 0.24
10 Hall County 0.20
10 Nemaha County 0.20
11 Buffalo County 0.18
11 Cedar County 0.18
11 Saunders County 0.18
12 Boyd County 0.17
13 Thurston County 0.12
14 Johnson County 0.11
15 Dodge County 0.08
16 Clay County 0.07
16 Dixon County 0.07
16 Lincoln County 0.07
17 Antelope County 0.06
17 Dawes County 0.06
18 Gage County 0.04
18 Hitchcock County 0.04
18 Wayne County 0.04
19 Kearney County 0.03
20 Fillmore County 0.02
21 Cass County 0.01